We have received a number of enquiries about creating custom photo bunting with our Fabric Press, so I reckoned it would be useful to post a short tutorial. Click through from this for the full infographic. The main problems I have encountered are:

• The images are not sharp enough, so the flags must be larger than I would like. Start with a small flag but be prepared to make it a lot bigger. The image below shows a pic 11cm x 11cm. Unless your images are perfect, you are better off making them at least 15cm x 15cm and even larger.
• The flags are actually quite fabric hungry, so I do not want wastage. So don’t forget to use a row of flags tucked into the spaces of the first row to keep wastage to a minimum. BUT allow enough space between the rows so you can cut easily without damaging the images.
• The triangle is a beastly shape for cropping faces, so take care to select pictures with high contrast and not too much detail.

Remember: the maximum width of our cotton is 140cm so that’s how wide you can make your rows. As for resolution: work to around 180dpi.

Worried still? If you can afford the fabric, make the images larger. This will make them easier to crop and they will probably print better and have more impact when you complete your string.

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